Emergency Management Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located in the Office of Safety and Occupational Health within Business Operations, Washington Office, USDA Forest Service. This position serves as part of the national emergency management function for the agency, and the direct representative of the Director, Office of Safety and Occupational Health (OSOH) during emergency incidents and while deployed. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Monte Ulmer at [email protected].
Major duties
Acts as the Forest Service Assistant National Emergency Manager/Continuity of Operations (COOP) Coordinator. Providing guidance, direction, policy and advice to agency personnel and leaders related to an enterprise emergency management program. Supports all levels of the agency related to planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation from natural and man-made hazards. Responsible for development of emergency management related products to include planning templates, exercise materials, job aids, incident action plans, information products, and project documentation. Collaborates with incident management teams for large scale incidents related to wildland fire operations, all-risk / all-hazard operations, and during Emergency Support Function (ESF) 4 Firefighting operations. Collaborates in conjunction with Law Enforcement and Investigations (LEI) and with LEI organizations for large scale public emergency and/or public safety incidents, including support for ESF 13 (Public Safety and Security) operations. Assists field units in the development and practice of natural and man-made disaster preparedness, planning, training, exercises, response, recovery, and mitigation. Works with appropriate officials to implement financial controls and to coordinate and monitor program and administrative activities, including contract support work related to emergency operations, planning, preparedness, and response. Develops and implements long-range objectives and requirements of emergency management for the agency and schedules/manages provided support both on disasters and in task/project planning. Ensures compliance with all policies, procedures and other related doctrine developed by USDA and the USFS. Represents the Forest Service, as part of a team, at high-level committees and meetings regarding the coordination of incident response.
What you need to qualify
In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-12 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Providing guidance, direction, policy and advice to personnel and leaders related to an emergency management program; Designing and implementing a continuous program of professional development, preparedness actions, planning, training, and exercises to ensure personal and unit readiness to respond to and recover from incidents; Developing emergency management related products to include planning templates, exercise materials, job aids, incident action plans, information products, and project documentation; Applying a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of emergency management program effectiveness and continuity planning. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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